trưa

Level ≈A2 (approx.) noun Top 1,000 most common

Hanoi [t͡ɕɨə˧˧]Huế [ʈɨə˧˧]Saigon [ʈɨə˧˧] browser voice

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trưalevelngang

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trưa means noon; midday.

Meanings of trưa in English

Noun

noon, midday

Words with trưa

ban trưa

Example sentences with trưa

Tôi sẽ bận suốt từ trưa. I'll be busy all afternoon.
Tôi làm bữa trưa mỗi ngày. I make lunch every day.
Cô ấy không ăn gì cho bữa trưa. She ate nothing for lunch.
Có thể trời sẽ mưa sau bữa trưa. It might rain after lunch.
Đó là phần thức ăn thừa bữa trưa. Those are the leftovers from lunch.
Tôi sẽ nghỉ làm vào trưa thứ Hai. I'll be off duty at noon on Monday.
Tom thường ngủ một ít sau bữa trưa. Tom usually takes a short nap after lunch.
Sau bữa trưa, tôi sẽ học tiếng Anh. After lunch, I will study English.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, trưa could be written as 暏, 曥, 𣆐, 𣉎. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *k-laː. Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as ⿰卢亇, the simplified composition of 個 (MC kaH) + 盧 (MC lu) (modern SV: cá lư).

Frequently asked questions

What does trưa mean in English?

trưa (noun) means "noon; midday".

How do you pronounce trưa?

IPA: Hanoi [t͡ɕɨə˧˧]; Saigon [ʈɨə˧˧]. Tones: trưa — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.